Pentaindenocorannulene: Properties, Assemblies, and C₆₀ Complex

Abstract

Pentaindenocorannulene (C₅₀ H₂₀ , 1), a deep bowl polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbon, accepts 4 electrons, crystallizes in columnar bowl-in-bowl assemblies and forms a nested C₆₀ @1₂ complex. Spectra, structures and computations are presented.